Connectivity conservation: maintaining connections for nature

摘要: For the first time in Earth's long history, one species – Homo sapiens completely dominates globe. Over 6 billion people now inhabit planet, and that number is growing at an alarming rate. In sharp contrast to previous eras, we drive, fly, telephone, e-communicate from even most remote regions of Earth. With aid technology, no significant segment our population truly isolated. Today, it possible make a cell phone call Serengeti, or live “off grid” in-holdings within midst national forests wilderness areas North America. notable exception weedy thrive amidst disturbances create, predictably, more “connected” become, non-human life with which share this planet becomes increasingly disconnected. The vast reach humans resulting parcelization natural landscapes are major concern conservation scientists. Indeed, horror stories about habitat fragmentation appear every book biology, appearances high-school textbooks, featured regularly leading newspapers magazines. And biologists not alone their massive destruction fragmentation. Members public also have been inspired promote special efforts for connecting dissected world. While vision connected may be compelling, practice preventing conserving connectivity simple matter.